: Re: Which techniques can I use to become a better editor when editing my own writing? I'm looking to improve my ability to edit and correct my own writing. What are some techniques I can use

@Radia543

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A weird technique that I use is to change the font that I write in when I edit.

I started doing this because I was always finding that I'd catch annoying issues with my work when it was at the galley proof stage (when it's really too late to change anything that isn't a total, clear ERROR). I tried to figure out why I saw the problems then rather than at any of the many times I'd read my work through the rest of the process, and I decided that part of it was the time gap, but part of it was the appearance. Once it looked like a real book, I read it differently.

So now I try to do a read-through of my MS at a larger font, and a different one than the font I write in. It sounds stupid, but it somehow makes my brain see the words differently, and I catch things that I didn't catch at the old font.

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